Another one from the Sublime Frequencies series, I happened across this one in particular more or less by chance.
Man, there was a whole lot of great music being made outside of Americain the 60's, I can't believe I'm just coming across it now. This is another good one, mostly instrumental, vaguely surfey, fairly lo-fi, super cool. This features the flourish-laden, head-bobbing repetition I've come to expect from the Sublime Frequencies series, but with a double dose of organ, and a slightly sloppier playing style. This is also more directly western-sounding than some of the other SF albums I've reviewed, but the occasional vocals, adventures in accompaniment, and subtly rhythm tricks keep it from sounding all that familiar.
On an album scale, the variety here isn't as vibrant as on the other recent SF albums I've listened to, and the overall energy level isn't quite as high, but there are also some real standouts, like the driving surge of Koisun Ching and Plaeng Yiepoun, the moonlit force of Lao Kratob Mai, and the seaside drift of Bangkok by Night. Not quite as virtuoso as the Peruvian stuff (see below), and not quite as unhinged as the Nigerian stuff (see below), but good enough for 3.5/5
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